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Saturday, January 30, 2016

Onalytica shared their Top 100 Obesity Global Influencers List. I was honored to be on the list among many community advocates, academics, medical professionals, and others who are leading the online discussions of obesity.

I believe our voices are powerful and hope that through engagement online and in the real world, good things can happen in reducing the health impact of obesity, allowing those that choose to seek treatment for excess weight and obesity access to those treatments and reducing the stigma and bias those affected by obesity face. I am happy to share those messages and my personal journey with obesity anywhere I can.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Way back in 2008, I made the original version of this microwave mug protein cake after seeing a bunch of white flour, sugar versions on the internet. I've adapted that original recipe slightly over the years but it's still my go-to when I want CHOCOLATE.

You can also turn these into into mini muffins by pouring the same recipe above into a 12 cup mini muffin tin and baking at 350 for 10 minutes. I love to drop a single frozen cherry in each middle and make chocolate covered cherry muffins.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

It's National Breakfast Week in the U.S. We've been told for years it's the most important meal of the day. The jury is still out on the science of that but what I know for sure is it's a delicious way to start a day.

Monday, January 25, 2016

The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)'s 5th Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention will be held August 25-28 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC. The convention is designed for individuals wanting to learn more about weight and its impact on their health. For those needing financial assistance in attending there are limited scholarship opportunities available and that application process opens today.

The ‪#‎YWM2016‬ agenda is currently in development I am so excited about the diverse speakers and topics. I hope you will make plans to join us! Stay updated on all the latest convention news: including our discounted room block, agenda and more as it's released by signing up for convention e-news alerts: www.YWMConvention.com

Sunday, January 24, 2016

It's that time of the year when the creeping crud comes creeping. I spent the last part of 2015 and the first part of 2016 feeling like a train wreck (bronchitis, ear, upper respiratory) I had started to feel better but then I traveled across the country (plane cabin pressure, ouch) and found myself on a ladder, cleaning a vacated bird's nest out of a rain gutter in the middle of a rain storm (ahhh the life of a single girl) so it held on a bit longer than usual.

The Prize: If the creeping crud gets hold of you here's a care package of weight loss surgery friendly, sugar free, comforting items to make life a little more bearable. It's Giveaway Time!

How to Enter: LEAVE A COMMENT on this blog posting (be sure to include a name and some email address where I can contact you if you are the winner) Scroll down to # of comments/post a comment below to leave yours. That's it, easy peasy.

Example: Jane Doe jdoe@someemail.com
For fun: I'd love to hear what comforts you when you are sick.

Contest Period Ends: Sunday, January 31st, midnight (Pacific), sometime Monday, February 1st. I'll draw a name using a random number generator and announce the winner here on the blog! I will also email the winner at the address provided. You'll have one week (7 days) to respond to my email or another winner will be chosen. One comment entry per person. Blog comments are moderated so there may be a slight delay (up to a few hours, especially at night if I'm sleeping Zzzz) in seeing your comment/entry post. Giveaway is open to anyone in the contiguous United States (48 contiguous, AK & HI, sorry it's a legal issue international laws govern giveaways and a money $ thing)

Good Luck!

P.S. You might want to watch my Instagram feed for a very cool pop-up giveaway beginning very soon!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

I am new to the wearable fitness tracker world. I'm a couple of weeks into my wearing my Fitbit HR and I'm in love. Thank you to Premier Protein for providing it and for helping me with my 2016 commitment is to be more active. The first step in getting more active is really understanding how active you actually are. Two of my favorite features so far are the activity reports you can have emailed to you and the silent alarm feature.

The silent alarm uses vibration to alert you at times specified, you can set it for up to 8 times a day. I'm using it to remind me to get up and move around during my mostly seated work hours. It's like an invisible coach giving you a nudge... hey get up, it's time to move! For those of you that attended the Your Weight Matters National Convention in 2014 you'll remember that fun speaker Dr. James Levine who explained how we need to get up more through the day because "our chairs are killing us" and shared his research on how our sedentary lifestyles are contributing to obesity and other negative health effects.

The weekly reports Fitbit sends via email are great. You can store the data and compare your weeks which really helps you see how you are progressing toward your goals. I was sick last week so it was interesting to see the major activity drop and then the past few days as I re-entered the land of the living. Seeing my activity data in black and white helped me aim for a little better than the day before. I also love the badges you get for reaching certain goals. The other day I got one for climbing stairs. It reminds me of Girl Scout badges. I was super proud of my stairs badge that day. I know... I'm a goober.

You can also choose to be more social and compete in challenges with pals. I haven't tried that yet. I'll report back from time to time and let you all know how it's going and any fun features I mess with.

Heads up to fellow Premier Protein fans (and Costco members) you still have a few days to get in on this month's Costco coupon book deal and score $5 off Premier Protein shakes through this Sunday 1/24. Perfect for taking with you on a walk or hike and logging those steps.

Looks like vanilla is the most popular at my Costco. I just made a great shake the other day with vanilla. Oh how I was loving this shake last week when I was feeling like crud (upper respiratory, sinus, ear) it was so soothing on my throat.

This post is sponsored by Premier Protein. For the purposes of this post Premier Protein provided me with products used. Thanks for the yummy shakes. Want to learn more about Premier Protein products LIKE their Facebook page and tell them The World According to Eggface told you to stop by.

Let me know how you like the Blueberry Muffin Protein Shake and any cool Fitbit features I should know about.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Most days I am able to work from home. I especially love the days I am able to fill my bento box with some snacks and/or lunch and move my "office" to the patio. Thankfully I can do most anything from there unless it's raining (computers and water do not mix) or my neighbor's who have a workshop in their garage go on a band-saw kick (always during a conference call.) There are some occupational hazards to working from your patio though. Yesterday a huge piece of fried chicken dropped from the sky a few feet away. Seriously... a KFC looking breast portion.... scared the beejeebees out of me... too heavy for some bird flying overhead to carry I guess. Now I've heard of swinging chickens but I don't think they meant batter dipped with 11 secret herbs and spices.

These are a few of my most recent bento box lunches. Click on the highlighted links for recipes and resources...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

January is National Soup Month. There’s nothing like coming home to a hot bowl of soup for lunch or dinner on a cold winter's day, it's a like a big, soul-warming hug from your Grandmother. Here's a round-up of my favorite soups from the blog, traditional recipes with a few healthy revisions I think even Grandma would approve.

Monday, January 4, 2016

The random generator has selected:Annie W.wazny79@xxxxxxx.xxxCongratulations Annie! You are the winner of the latest Eggface Giveaway! You win the Nike workout bag filled with some of my favorite Celebrate Vitamins protein shakes, vitamins, healthy weight loss friendly products and more. You have mail!

Want to learn more about any of the contents of the giveaway above: Click here for more info and sources.

Not a winner this time... no worries another Eggface Giveaway is starting very soon! Follow along on the Blog, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram for the latest eggciting announcements! FYI: If you are on Instagram be sure to follow along for my occasional 1 day Pop-up Giveaways (there will be a couple this month.)

Saturday, January 2, 2016

A day in my pouch is a series of blog posts to show what a typical daily menu looks like in my post weight loss surgery world. My first healthy and delicious menu of the New Year...

Breakfast: New Year's Day tradition at my house is to make breakfast and watch the Rose Parade. One New Year I'd love to go up to Pasadena (it's not too far) and check out the floats up close, they stay on display for a few days after. My favorite this year was the Miracle Gro float... if you watched it, it was the one with the Mission. Crazy cool details. I would have loved to take a real world look. Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Diner Revival, Trading Spaces (remember that show) was riding on it. Anyway... it's on the Bucket List.

Lunch: I reheated a few of these Green Chili and Cheese Bites (Crustless Quiches) from our New Year's Eve party (and by party I mean curled up on the couch watching Ryan Seacrest.) These are my current fav of my bites. I love the gooey cheese middles when you pull them apart. They are sort of jalapeno popper -ish. Yummy.

Spoon into a greased (Pam works great) mini muffin tin. Add a half of a mozzarella ball to each.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350. Allow to cool slightly and they will pop right out. Makes 24. They reheat great in a toaster oven (preferred) or microwave.

Dinner: I was supposed to go out to dinner but I'm still feeling cruddy. I finally caved in and went to the doctor and I'm on day 4 of a Z-pack. Hoping they kick in soon... they take longer post weight loss surgery (I'm gathering an absorption/RNY thing.) I've got a trip (our annual Obesity Action Strategic Planning Meeting and a tour of the Your Weight Matters National Convention YWM2016 hotel) next week and this crud has to be gone. If you follow me on Twitter and Instagram. I'll be tweeting and posting some pictures and fun stuff from my travel adventure and the meeting.

So Plan B for dinner... I had a cabbage and some mild Italian sausage links (both lucky foods for the New Year) I decided to make a sort of stuffed cabbage on the fly with what I had on hand... it turned out really delicious. Ohhh speaking of luck... Eggface 2016 Raisin Toss Final Tally 10/12 (not bad)

Cook a head of cabbage (boil in salted water) and set aside 6 of the largest leaves (use the rest for another meal.) Prepare the Path of Life brand Quinoa & Kale (nuke 4 minutes, any flavor would do. Cook's Note: If you can't find this product some cooked quinoa, a handful of cooked spinach and seasonings of your choice would be an alternative, about 2 cups total) while that cooks remove the sausage from it's casing and brown. I combined the cooked quinoa and sausage, added 2 Tablespoons of Parmesan cheese.

I filled 6 of the biggest cabbage leaves with the mixture and folded them into little burrito-like packages. Spoon 1/2 cup of sauce into a Pyrex baking dish. I used my favorite Rao's straight from the jar.

Place cabbage roll bundles side by side on top of sauce.

Top the cabbage rolls with the remaining 1/2 cup of sauce and shredded cheese.

About Me

I had my guts rearranged (aka Weight Loss Surgery, RNY gastric bypass surgery June 2006) This blog is basically me rambling about my world. I also post recipes that I've adapted to make weight loss surgery friendly.
I love to cook.
I have always loved to cook. It's my creative outlet. I was scared that having weight loss surgery would put an end to my days in the kitchen but happily it did not. I actually get to be even more creative by analyzing a favorite recipe and seeing where I can make changes to make a healthier version of a pre-op favorite.